Legal Opinion
Post-Tensioned Construction, Inc. v. VSL Corp.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 11, 1977No. 54032, 54033PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Shulman, Judge.
A jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff-appellee VSL Corp. in a suit based on breach of contract. This appeal follows the denial of a motion for a new trial.
1. Appellant asserts that the verdict cannot stand because it was based on an improper consideration of evidence.
The record shows that the jury interrupted deliberations to request that the court supply them with certain figures relevant to damages. The court refused this request. While the jury was in the courtroom requesting the calculations, the figures were on the blackboard within the jury’s view. The figures…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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